1879 - Clandestine creation of the Partido Socialista Obrero Español, the socialist party of the spaniard people. It was created by workers (mostly typographers), and was one of the first socialist parties in Europe. It still exists today.

1968 - Israeli television begins transmitting
1968 - Start of the events of "Mai 68" in France. It was a period of violent protests, with the spontaneous revolt of the cultural, social and political circles against traditionalism, capitalism and imperialism, and more directly against Charles De Gaulle's government.